2012-05-24T14:24:28Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/criminal-justice.html http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/05/06/FA.html May 6, 2012 May 6, 2012

While I have no doubt of Levin's determination to protect the constitutional rights of American citizens, incremental adjustments and seemingly small compromises, each sensible under the circumstances, can have a cumulative effect that erodes the very liberty we are trying to protect, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/02/01/FA.html Feb 1, 2012 Feb 1, 2012

Much of the debate over this bill has focused on the political issue of executive authority versus rule of law. In doing so it has overlooked the indirect and insidious effects the new law may have on the United States' largely successful counterterrorist campaign, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR948.html Oct 26, 2011 Oct 26, 2011

This report discusses the status of cold-case investigations in the United States and examines factors associated with successful ones, reporting a survey of law enforcement agencies about their current practices for investigating cold cases and an analysis of four agencies' files.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2011/08/19/LAT.html Aug 19, 2011 Aug 19, 2011

The state needs to deal with prison overcrowding and inadequate medical care for prisoners in ways that don't simply transfer the burden to county criminal justice systems and the healthcare safety nets of local communities, writes Lois Davis.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1007.html Aug 18, 2011 Aug 18, 2011

Attorneys working at federal defender organizations represent financially eligible individuals in federal criminal prosecutions and related proceedings, both at the trial court level and on appeal. This report presents a system of case weights for estimating the funding and staffing requirements of federal defender organizations, discusses factors that might influence defender time expenditures, and describes how such weights should be used.

http://www.rand.org/multimedia/video/2011/02/15/measuring-serious-crime.html Jun 3, 2011 Jun 3, 2011

At a TEDx event, Jennifer Rubin, Director of RAND Europe’s Communities, Safety and Justice Program, explored the hidden nature of the scale of serious and organized crime, such as drug and human trafficking, and suggested how a new approach inspired by methods used in the natural sciences could help to address these issues.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR918.html Dec 23, 2010 Dec 23, 2010

This comparative analysis of English and U.S. forensic DNA databases and profiling attempted to confirm what many senior U.S. law enforcement officials believe: that the English criminal justice system has capitalized more fully on the crime-fighting potential of DNA evidence.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP602z6.html Mar 11, 2010 Mar 11, 2010

<p>Is prison a training ground for extremists? RAND Europe explores radicalisation and recruitment in European prisons.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR795.html Feb 22, 2010 Feb 22, 2010

<p>Describes how the British Government's narrower focus of problem drug use on most significant harms may be useful, but carries risks and drawbacks. We find the UK Drug Strategy draws on robust evidence for drug treatment and drug-related crime.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR755.html Feb 16, 2010 Feb 16, 2010

<p>Based on literature, expert insights, and a conceptual framework, this study identifies a number of recommendations for improving the understanding of illicit drug markets, supply reduction efforts, and drug-related crime in the EU.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR664.html Jan 11, 2010 Jan 11, 2010

<p>To help policymakers understand the privacy, liberty, and security trade-offs individuals are willing to make, RAND Europe examined three real-life case studies where these factors come into play: applying for a passport, traveling on the national rail network, and attending a major public event. </p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG930.html Dec 23, 2009 Dec 23, 2009

<p>The National Crime Victim Law Institute's victims' rights clinics have pushed the envelope of victims' rights in their state courts and are beginning to fulfill the intentions of their architects and funders. </p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR753.html Oct 7, 2009 Oct 7, 2009

<p>This exploratory research examines the types of data and information Local Authorities draw upon to make commissioning decisions.</p>

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2009/07/24.html Jul 24, 2009 Jul 24, 2009

News materials distributed by the several law enforcement groups in California about the state's proposed budget have incorrectly cited RAND Corporation criminal justice research.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9458.html Jun 17, 2009 Jun 17, 2009

<p>California parolees' health care, mental health care, and drug- and alcohol-treatment needs, as well as where parolees go when they return to counties, place significant demands on counties' safety-net resources and on their ability meet those needs.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR704.html May 26, 2009 May 26, 2009

<p>A RAND Europe study on how the global market for illicit drugs developed from 1998 to 2007, as well as the impact of worldwide policy measures on the illicit drugs problem, finds that while the situation may have improved slightly in some of the world's richer countries, it has substantially worsened in others.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR698.html Apr 29, 2009 Apr 29, 2009

<p>This report examines the work of Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships in tackling violence. It highlights promising practices and discusses some of the barriers faced by local practitioners working to reduce violent crime.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR711.html Apr 21, 2009 Apr 21, 2009

<p>The report generates country-level consumption and retail expenditure estimates for cannabis, heroin, cocaine, and amphetamine-type substances.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR709.html Apr 20, 2009 Apr 20, 2009

<p>This report presents a conceptual framework for constructing an estimate of the global cost of drug use. However, we conclude that it is not possible at this time to develop a meaningful comparative estimate of the cost of drug use across countries.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR706.html Apr 20, 2009 Apr 20, 2009

<p>This report provides a systematic analysis of the unintended consequences of drug prohibition and enforcement. Seven mechanisms of unintended consequences are distinguished.</p>